Labor Flips Morphett Seat, Strengthens SA Grip

0:00It's March 29, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Sydney News Today, your AI-powered local news. Labor just flipped the key South Australian seat of Morphit from the Liberals, with ABC calling it for Toby Priest. He's holding a lead of 291 votes over Liberals Stephen Patterson. That boozed labor to 34 of the 47 lower-house seats, leaving Liberals at 5 in 1 nation with 2. His beach-side district around Glenelg stayed liberal strong since 1979, minus a quick one-year switch before the last poll. They defended it with a 4.5% edge until now. Patterson brought serious cred. He kicked it in footy for Collingwood and Norwood, ran his mayor of Holdfast Bay and fronted liberal policy on energy, mining, defense, and space since taking the seat in 2018. Priest steps up as a teacher from St. Thomas School, and Goodwood and boarding supervisor at a manual college in Novart Gardens, ready to rep the area.

1:01Two independent held seats, Naurunga and McKillip, hanging the balance as counts wrap-up, shaping Liber's firm grip on South Australia's parliament.